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Laura is a qualified duty solicitor and is on the Central London Magistrates’ Court rotas. She regularly attends the police station and the magistrates’ courts, where she has garnered much praise from the bench for her skilful advocacy.
Laura also manages a case load covering the full spectrum of criminal offences from sexual assault, violent assault, theft and dishonesty, and drugs matters. Her ability to quickly identify the issues in a case and get to grips with matters at short notice, has resulted in her regularly accepting late instructions in cases where legal aid has been transferred from other firms.
Laura has a particular interest in Youth Court work and has dealt sympathetically and conscientiously with children and young adults charged with the most serious of matters.
Laura is a member of the London Criminal Courts Solicitors’ Association.
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"Your presentation was elegant, skilful, thorough and always concise. I was so impressed with your professionalism and especially thankful of your consideration with my nerves in the situation. Thanks for guiding me through this difficult moment, and for getting me the outcome I so needed"
"Thank you for seeing the honesty in me. You treated us with kindness and empathy. If all solicitors were like you it would be good"
"I found Laura always clear, sympathetic and a good explainer of the issues and law. [Her] time efficient attention to detail…impressed me. In all my nervousness, I felt confident in her good work".
Maidstone Crown Court Representing a man of previously good character in connection with the alleged rape and sexual abuse of his step-daughter.
Wood Green Crown Court Representing a long-term client in an ongoing 7-handed conspiracy to supply Class A drugs matter.
Birmingham Crown Court Representing a serving prisoner charged alongside 4 others with conspiracy to blackmail in relation to a serious incident at HMP Birmingham.
Investigation by Metropolitan Police Represented London man charged with terrorist offences in relation to his political views opposed to Zimbabwe’s ruling party, Zanu-PF.
Investigation by Metropolitan Police & O’N (ongoing) Representing a mother being investigated by the police in connection with the death of her 3 year old daughter from a cocaine overdose.
Inner London Crown Court The first prosecution to be brought under the Modern Slavery Act Case concerning the trafficking of women and children from Romania for prostitution in a cross-border collaborative investigation by the Serious Organised Crime Command Trafficking Unit of the Metropolitan Police and the General Directorate for Countering Organized Crime of the Poliția Română. Whilst the substantive case has concluded, issues remain with regard to an application for a Slavery Protection Order, understood to also be the first of its kind.
Kingston Crown Court Successful defence of mentally ill defendant on a single charge of rape.
Central Criminal Court Successful defence of Britain’s first ever ‘crowd-funded’ private prosecution for causing a cyclist’s death by careless driving with the defendant acquitted by the jury in just 17 minutes.